Cabinet Legislation Bureau

*Functions

The Cabinet Legislation Bureau examines bills, drafts of Cabinet Orders and treaties to be referred to the Cabinet Meetings, and also presents opinions to the Cabinet Prime Minister and other Ministers concerning legal problems. The Cabinet Legislation Bureau is essentially a "legal counsel" for the Cabinet.

**Web site contents

(Not available in English)

National Personnel Authority

*Functions

The NPA was established as the central organization for personnel administration to carry out compensation for restrictions on the labor rights of national public servants such as the right to strike and ensure fair and efficient services for the nation.
The NPA has a broad range of functions including quasi-legislative roles -- such as to make, revise or abolish regulatory standards of personnel management -- and quasi-judiciary roles-such as to investigate and judge public servants' appeals -- besides its function to make recommendations on adapting their pay level and other working conditions to those prevailing at large.
The NPA also conducts recruitment examinations for national public servants, determines their working conditions including salaries and gives them training.

**Web site contents

(Not available in English)

Prime Minister's Office

*Functions

The Prime Minister's Office is integrated with the Cabinet and coordinates all Government offices and agencies from a total, consistent standpoint. This office has three committees and nine agencies directly reporting to it.
The Office itself directly reports to the Prime Minister, and acts as a coordinator among ministries and agencies and their activities relating to Government public relations; national opinion polls; Order of Merit conferment; cooperation with international PKO; equal opportunities for both genders; public corporations; Government organization reform; decentralization of Government authority.

**Web site contents

Roles and organization of this Office; Order of Merit conferment system; the Desk in charge of equal opportunities for men and women; Roles of the Science Council of Japan.
The site also shows an album of state guests photographed at the Guest House, Tokyo.

Fair Trade Commission

*Functions

The FTC enforces the Antimonopoly Act, the Subcontract Act, and the Premiums and Representations Act. As an "independent administrative commission" the FTC is responsible for competition policy.

**Web site contents

Message from the Chairman, Structure and Role of the JFTC, Overview of the Antimonopoly Act, Recent Developments, Legislation, FTC Members, Senior JFTC Staff Speeches, Links to sites of Other Competition Authorities, and more.

National Public Safety Commission
National Police Agency (NPA)

*Functions

The Japanese police organization comprises the National Police Agency and 47 prefectural police headquarters.
Each Prefectural Police Department is an "action unit" that arrests suspected criminals and otherwise secures public safety. The NPA supervises, supports and coordinates these police activities on prefectural bases.
The National Public Safety Commission is formed of representatives of the public so that the police system is operated democratically and is responsible for controlling the NPA and the prefectural police forces.

**Web site contents

An Update of Traffic Accidents Situation in Japan, an Intermediate Report on Security of Information Systems, and NPA's request for general cooperation against Firearms Smuggling.

Environmental Dispute Coordination Commission

*Functions

An external organ of Prime Minister's Office, the Environmental Dispute Coordination Commission
(1) mediates, conciliates or arbitrates environmental disputes and grants awards to help solve such problems quickly and fairly [Environmental Dispute Settlement System], and
(2) coordinates the interests of mining and quarrying industries on one hand and public interests, and the like on the other [Land-Use Coordination System].

**Web site contents

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Imperial Household Agency

*Functions

The Imperial Household Agency is placed under the control of the Prime Minister, and takes charge of the affairs of State concerning the Imperial House and those affairs concerning The Emperor's acts in matters of State which shall be provided for by Cabinet Order, and takes custody of the Imperial Seal and the Seal of State.

**Web site contents

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